Original Article, FOCAL Initiative, October 2021
The automotive manufacturing industry is in the middle of a well-documented shift away from Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs) to Electric Vehicles (EVs). But another major breakthrough in automotive technology – which began, believe it or not, back in 1807 – has been influencing the thinking of increasing numbers of automobile manufacturers, notably Toyota.
Hydrogen fuel cell technology may not be dominant in the consumer vehicle industry, but it’s becoming increasingly important within the industrial vehicle industry and for use in heavy machinery. Here’s a closer look at why hydrogen fuel cell technology has such incredible growth potential and how that will impact the economy and job market in Canada.
